After 3 months of soliciting, participation of more than 200 products, strict evaluations from 10 core experts, more than 10,000 votes from the industry, fierce competition of 6 categories.....

Finally---

On July 14th, at 3pm, the award ceremony of "Ringier 2021 Personal Care Industry -- Technology Innovation Awards" was held in Kerry Hotel in Pudong, Shanghai.

60 innovation winners were announced!

Dr. Weiping Mei, Deputy Director of R&D of Beiersdorf China and Chief R&D Innovation Officer of Tesa Asia

 

Pacific, delivered a speech on behalf of the panel:

 

 

This year marks the 30th year of my doctorate in Germany, and the 26th year of my doctorate in Beiersdorf

 

and Dessa. I used to do research and development abroad. Now that I've been given the position of Innovation

 

Officer, I've made "innovation" my new goal, like all of you.

 

 

After returning to China, I visited many places, thinking about how to help Chinese enterprises to innovate.

 

 I held discussions and got some feedback from local governments and regulators. I think the top priority for

 

China's cosmetics industry is how to help startups and local enterprises to innovate. Startups and international

 

brands inevitably compete on a track, but the government and society need to give enough space.....

 

The good news is that this is what our government is eager to do and is trying to figure out. I am also discussing

 

with the organizer, Ringier, and I believe that next year we will see some changes in the awards and make it better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Liu Yuliang, Chairman of Cosmetic Science and Technology Association of China Flavor & Fragrance

 

Cosmetics Industry Association, delivered a speech on behalf of the jury:

 

 

As Dr. Mei said, We've been in this industry for a long time and have expectations. We look forward to our

 

cosmetics going out of China, out of Asia, out to the world. At present, China's personal protection industry is

 

booming. After all, it is an industry with strong ability to resist economic cycle risks. But I have to say: we are

 

still far from international standards.

 

 

 

 

First, there are only few Chinese brands that can make it to the international stage. People should not think that

 

using Tiktok, Kuaishou, relying on the live broadcast, selling a product in a few seconds, that is called a brand.

 

It isn't. The real brands that can go abroad all have to work on the front end of the raw materials. That's why I'm

 

here at Ringier's Technology Innovation Awards Ceremony, because that's the driving force.

 

 

 

Second, China is not even a "manufacturing power" in cosmetics. Most of the time we are in a closed door,

 

we're just to ourselves. Whether in the production process, or science and technology, compared to other

 

industries, cosmetics are still insufficient. Today's new regulations and the establishment of various evaluation

 

systems are actually catching up.

 

 

 

 

The award is a kind of recognition, and congratulations to all the innovation award winners, you are excellent players

 

in the origin of innovation in the domestic industry. But reflection is still necessary.